Summer 2009 | MASQUERADE | Page 01
MASQUERADE
PHOTOGRAPHY
Sue Holland
COPY EDITORS
Cory Antonini
Kate Chan
DESIGN
Cory Antonini
and
2008-2009 IDC4U
Media Studies students :
Natalie Ast,
Dhruva Balram, Jorden Baptist,
Hilary Barr, Victoria Brown,
Richard Chandler, Caitlin Choi,
Alexina Clements, Emily Duggan,
Alexandra Dwyer-Joyce,
Mark Edwards, Regina Efendieva,
Natalie Fox, Julia Graham,
Samantha Houser, Cal Hunter,
Bret Innes, Christopher Jones,
Maryah Josephson,
Diana Kakamousias, Angela Kote,
Devin Leal, Patrick Losey,
Kirsten Low, Katherine Macdonald,
Ashleigh Martin, Julia Meilach-Gould,
Dasha Nagorodnyuk, Kelsey Paterson,
Dyllan Pouliot, Christine Purvs,
Jamie Rajf, Hannah Ross,
Spencer Ryerson, Sarah Sabetti,
Natalie Sanchioni, Elizabeth Sarjeant,
Orren Schmerler, Matthew Snell,
Melissa Stark, Diane Stolte,
Holly Thomson, Kevin Wall,
Rebecca White, Marisa Wolch.
OFFICE STAFF
Diane Cann
Denise Chudziak
Sharlene Eng
Anita Fonseca
Bertan Kazazic
PRINTER
Ironstone Media
Foreword
by
Gerry Connelly, Director of Education,
Toronto District School Board
It is a pleasure to welcome you to this debut edition of masquer-
ade, the vibrant showcase of ARTS and CULTURE at Lawrence Park
Collegiate.
In the Toronto District School Board, we recognize the signifi cant
role the Arts play in the learning and developmental success.
Research emphatically demonstrates the benefi ts for our students
of a life enriched by art, both in school and wherever their future
career paths take them.
As an educator, I'm fascinated by the discipline and dedication
young minds bring to a task when they are inspired. And nothing
inspires like the Arts.
Through the Arts, students learn so much more than reading lines,
counting time, or mixing colours. They learn diligence, patience,
and the value of practice. They learn to discern and analyse and
think critically. Whether their stage is a canvas or a computer
screen, a dance fl oor or a concert hall, they learn dexterity, mastery
and control that will serve them in every activity they pursue.
But gaining and perfecting those skills is just the beginning. The
Arts also encourage depth of feeling, fl ight of imagination, and
reaching beyond the ordinary. In the act of creation, students learn
to express, and in the process to value, their own inner voices.
As you fl ip through these pages, you will experience the magic of
those voices translated. You'll be drawn in, like I was, captured by
an arresting image here, a novel idea there.
I congratulate all the students who have worked to produce mas-
querade or who contributed work to this edition. Your talent leaps
off these pages!
Congratulations, too, to the teachers who assisted this publica-
tion is a direct refl ection of your superb work in our classrooms
each and every day. And fi nally, to the parents and families of these
young artists, your pride is justifi ed and your support rewarded.
Read on and enjoy!
Gerry Connelly
Director of Education